Restrictions Texas’s trigger ban, which criminalizes abortion, took effect on August 25, 2022,[1]Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 170A.001-7 (stating that the ban will take effect thirty days after “the issuance of a United States Supreme Court judgment in a decision overruling, wholly or … Continue reading following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade […]
Restrictions As of 2019, New York law generally prohibits abortion after twenty-four weeks post-fertilization, unless the fetus is not viable or the pregnant person’s life or health, including mental health, is at risk.[1]N.Y. PUB. HEALTH LAW §§ 2599-aa to 2599-bb. State Protections In 2019, New York enacted a statutory protection for abortion as a fundamental […]
Restrictions Nevada law generally prohibits abortion at twenty-four weeks post-fertilization.[1]NEV. REV. STAT. § 442.250(1)(b) (“No abortion may be performed . . . unless [it] is performed . . .within 24 weeks after the commencement of the pregnancy”). Nevada limits public funding for abortion,[2]DIV. OF HEALTH CARE FIN. AND POLICY, Medicaid Services Manual, § 603.3 (2019) […]
Restrictions On April 24,2023, North Dakota began enforcing its new total ban on abortion, which prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy, except in the case of death or serious health risk.[1]N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-19.1-02. See Access Indep. Health Serv. Inc. v. Wrigley, No. 08-2022-CV-01608 (N.D. S. Cent. Dist. Ct. Jan. 23, 2024) (order […]
Restrictions Nebraska law generally prohibits abortion at twelve weeks LMP[1]L.B. 574, 108th Leg., 1st Reg. Sess. (Neb. 2023)., twenty weeks post-fertilization and after viability.[2] Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-3106; id. § 28-329. In May 2023, advocates challenged the twelve week abortion ban in state court, however, the court dismissed the challenge.[3]Planned Parenthood of the Heartland […]
Restrictions Montana law prohibits abortion at twenty weeks LMP[1]MONT. CODE ANN. § 50-20-603. and after viability.[2]Id. § 50-20-109. H.B. 575, 68th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Mo. 2023), to be codified at Mont. Code Ann. §§ 50-20-104, 50-20-109. however, the twenty-week ban was held to be unconstitutional and was struck down.[3]Planned Parenthood of Mont, et al. v. […]
Restrictions On June 24, 2022, Missouri began enforcing its trigger ban,[1]Mo. Rev. Stat. § 188.017(2); Immediate Efficacy of Section 188.017, RSMo, 22 Op. Att’y. Gen. 2022 (2022). which bans all abortions except to save the life of the pregnant person, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case Dobbs […]
Restrictions Michigan law permits the regulation of abortion after viability, with an exception to protect the pregnant person’s life or physical or mental health.[1]H.B. 4949, 102nd Leg., Reg. Sess. (Mi. 2023). Health care providers can determine whether an abortion after viability is medically indicated based on factors relevant to the pregnant person’s well-being, including their […]
Restrictions Maine law generally prohibits abortion after viability but, as of 2023, abortion care post-viability is allowed when a physician deems it necessary.[1]Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 22 §1598. L.D. 1619, 131st Leg., 1st Reg. Sess. (Me. 2023) to be codified at Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22 § 1598(1-A). The state generally requires that a […]
Restrictions On June 24, 2022, Kentucky began enforcing its trigger ban, which prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy,[1]Ky. Rev. Stat. § 311.772. Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear), Twitter (June 24, 2022, 10:41 AM), twitter.com/GovAndyBeshear/status/1540344257814437888?s=20&t=v1z2jYk2jfRQZYbmv1rktg. following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.[2]Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s […]